DOMAINE PHILIPPE COLIN CHASSAGNE - MONTRACHET 1ER CRU LES VERGERS
« Les Vergers » vineyard is located at the edge of Chassagne-Montrachet, bordering the vineyards of Saint-Aubin. It is sets directly below the Premier Cru of « Les Chaumées » and just above the Premier Cru « Les Chenevottes ». Shallow soils of calcareous clay impart an elegance to the wines grown here. The age of the vines ranges from 10-65 years old.
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France, Bourgogne |
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APPELLATION:
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Chassagne-Montrachet |
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GRAPES:
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100% Chardonnay
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APPEARANCE:
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Straw yellow colour |
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AROMA:
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One of Chassagne-Montrachet’s most elegant and luxurious wines, this complex bottling strikes a brilliant balance between the mineral character and the powerful, spicy character. |
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PALATE:
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Ripe fruit and slight flint aromatics deceive, as they guide to a palate that is broader, deeply expressive and full bodied with pure fruit and chalk, rounding out with a long mineral-tinged finish.
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FOOD PAIRING:
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Ideal with noble white meats or fish like salmon. |
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SERVE:
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10-12°C
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| Robert Parker | 93/100 |
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The 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Vergers is one of the high points of the range, unfurling in the glass with a lovely bouquet of lemon oil, green apples and wheat toast. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, elegantly textural and incisive, with good concentration and a bright line of mouthwatering acidity. Vibrant and pure, it is well worth seeking out. William Kelley - 01/02/2019
